Ten years in London: the Deschamps family on what they would do differently
From Lyon to Wimbledon in 2016, with two children, two cats and one job offer that nearly fell through.
When Marc Deschamps accepted a senior research position at UCL in 2016, the family had three months to relocate. The cats were the easy part. Schools were not.
Ten years on, both children are at the Lycée Charles de Gaulle, Marc has tenure, his wife Isabelle has built a French-language consultancy serving British SMEs, and the family holds British citizenship.
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